Lakes, creeks, rivers, ponds, streams. Just about anything wet that isn’t the sea.
It was hot and record temperatures were predicted. So, after filtering enough water to last us our hike back to the trailhead I decided that I’d lie in the creek a while and get soaked before we started climbing the 600+ feet out of the wilderness. 2
I spotted this dandelion and it reminded me of a picture I took of my son Robert while on vacation in Scotland over twenty years ago.
A 6.6 mile hike with 800′ of elevation climbed on Busiek’s White and Orange trails.
Typical Ozarks recreational arrangements (365:365) – Today we sunbathed and went on a short exploratory hike. Yes, that’s right, sunbathed on the 31 December in the Northern hemisphere. Three-minute read, +8
Today looked like being the last nice day for a while so we took Lanie out fishing on the James River. 3
Sunset at Bucksaw, Harry S Truman Lake, Missouri – Note the cool Crepuscular Rays.
The fall color has been magnificent this year. Thus far we’ve not had an opportunity to get out to enjoy them. So, we’ve decide to take a couple of days out and enjoy the weather and the color while both last.
Crossing Camp Creek (365:124) – Today we hiked the white and orange trails at Busiek. 8 pictures
Running Water – Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area.
You can read more about our hike here.
Little Sac River, near Willard, Missouri. 3
Bluffs on the Meramec River at Meramec State Park, Missouri – I love my little Fuji Finepix F30 compact, it produces such ‘painterly’ pictures.
Kayaking on James River, Springfield Missouri — Today was a busy day. 2 7
Kayaking in the ice on Lake Springfield – It’s Saturday so we must be kayaking. It’s amazing how quickly the weekend and our Saturday lie-in comes around each week. One-minute read, 5 pictures
Camping at Berry Bend – This weekend we tried out our backpacking gear. Two-minute read. 3 pictures
Minivan Complete with ‘Stealth Pods’ — Crighton put in for kayaking on the James River. We call them stealth pods because once we have them on the roof people seem to be unable to see us coming, and pull out in front of us, or even drive into us!
Kayaking on James River – Look carefully and you’ll see Ginger in the distance.
James River Near the Crighton Access Point – We put in at the Crighton access point on the James River this afternoon. The light was excellent and the colder weather meant that there was no one else around.
Ginger kayaking on James River.
Shallows on James River – We put in at the Crighton access point on the James River this afternoon. The light was excellent and the colder weather meant that there was no one else around. One-minute read, 2 pictures
Kayaking and Fishing on Stockton Lake. 1 4
Pre-Dawn at Table Rock Lake. We were up late watching the Perseids meteor shower, which we did by laying in the warm waters of Table Rock Lake. 2 pictures
Still Waters – Waiting for the dawn on Table Rock Lake.
Red Bluff on Huzzah Creek, Davisville, Missouri – With Mick heading back to the UK, we had a couple of days leisure time before we had to collect the girls at St Louis.